I’m beyond thrilled with this collection of stories! The official release is July 16th, so we’ll be counting down the days and giving you glimpses into each of the stories along the way! This first post is from the lady who opens the collection… ~DD Hot Stuff When I was asked to write the forward for SMOKIN’ HOT FIREMEN, the new anthology coming in July from an impressive list of award-winning authors, I was thrilled. Anyone who knows me, knows…
For me, as I think has been the case with most authors, Fairy Tales form the base of our understanding of story. The elements of loss, struggle and redemption are recurring themes in nearly all our childhood tales. I’ve always been fascinated by the power of myth and, as a writer, playing with tropes. My latest release is a variation on the Magic Lamp trope, with our hero consigned to the lamp, saddled with the curse of eternal lust. The…
Hi all! Cynthia D’Alba back with another wonderful author who loves firemen as much as we do! Here’s a little about her: Beth started writing stories as a child when she penned a tale about the adventures of her cat, Ajax. A Georgia native, Beth received her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from the University of Georgia. After working in Public Relations for a little more than a year, she moved with her husband to Louisiana, where she decided to…
I don’t remember how old I was when I fell in love with my first Fireman. Maybe it was when I was five and my mom’s car was sideswiped by a semi sending us careening down an embankment. My mom had a broken arm, my older brother had a broken collar bone. What really made me fall in love with them was Quick Response. You see I have a racy heart, otherwise known as SVT. Two years ago I was…
Hi all! Cynthia D’Alba here (again!) with a very good friend. Best-Selling Author Donnell Ann Bell and I hooked up a few years ago on a goals yahoo loop. I love her sense of humor and her incredible brain! When I’m stuck on my book, she is the first person I call. Within ten minutes, she’s got me back on track (or off on a totally new and much better track.) She writes mystery/suspense and has met great success via…
Hi all! Cynthia D’Alba here with another friend. This time I’m so thrilled to welcome a fellow Arkansan to our blog today. She bring such an interesting perspective. Romance author AND mother of newly graduated firefighter! When she told me about her son, Jason, I just knew we had to have her on! So, Carol…what’s new? Recently, my son, Jason achieved a long sought after goal. He graduated from the Austin Fire Academy (AFA) and officially became a ‘probie’ or…
I want to thank Delilah and everyone here at the Smokin’ Hot Firemen blog for having me guest. I love men in uniforms. Love them. I have such a huge respect men and women who put their lives at risk every day to keep us safe. So, I wanted to talk a little bit about George Atavik a secondary character from my debut Harlequin Medical Romance Safe in His Hands which is coming out September 1, 2013. George is a…
Hot for Firefighters: Combustion and Meltdown! Creating a title for a novel can either come to me in a flash or take forever to decide. When my firefighter romantic suspense novel came out in ’02, I had played with more than one title, but decided Combustion described not only a fire, but the heat of romance. Eventually I refashioned the book into an erotic romance and the book was released with a different publisher, but I kept the title. Not…
Hi All! Cynthia D’Alba here again bringing another outstanding guest blogger to visit us! Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming A. Catherine Noon today. So glad to have you, Catherine! Take it away! I asked my brother-in-law what makes a fireman different. He laughed and said it’s the fact that most people run out of a burning building, they run in Of course we like to read about the sexy heroes and daydream about them coming to our rescue. …
Hi All! Cynthia D’Alba here. I’m thrilled to welcome Sharon Cullen here with us today. When Sharon and I first talked about her guest blogging here, I asked her about her latest hero. When she said, “Pirate,” I was like…Hell, yeah! LOL I love me some pirates, don’t you? AND she’s bringing us a special price on her book BUT the $0.99 price is only good until June 1, so don’t miss it! So, without further ado, here’s Sharon! First…